All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
TERESA OF AVILAThere are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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